The state wrestling tournament, which wrapped up Saturday night, had its usual pageantry, color and drama.

It also had a four-time champion.

Although problems funneling in the crowd delayed the start of the Parade of Champions before the finals, Broomfield star Phil Downing made the wait worthwhile. He became the state's 17th four-time champion, and first since Ponderosa's Jacob Snider ( 2007-10).

Capping a terrific career that began at Class 4A 119 pounds as a freshman, jumped to 138 as a sophomore and moved to 145 as a junior, Downing bowed out at the Pepsi Center with a state title at 160. He ended his senior season with a 44-3 record. He was 146-10 overall in the best run ever by a Broomfield wrestler.

"It's a lot to take in right now," he said Saturday night. "I'm still in shock. I haven't taken it all in yet."

Sixteen other wrestlers repeated as state champions, including 5A Bear Creek senior P.T. Garcia, who won his third title, and Paonia junior Jesse Reed, who also won his third but has another year to work toward and garner a fourth.

Big schools provided the most repeat champions (six), including impressive showings at 182 by Ponderosa's Dylan Gabel, who overcame a broken back as a sophomore, and by Regis Jesuit's Grant Neal, a running back bound for CSU-Pueblo who brought athleticism to a weight class (220) that doesn't always have it.

Mountain Range heavyweight Jorge Rodriguez displayed plenty of resilience, topping his career with a state title to go with the one he won as a sophomore.

Downing teammate Zach Stodden, a senior, joined in the repeat fun in Class 4A by winning at 182 after taking it all at 170 a year ago.

As for 3A, Centauri had two of the four repeat champs. Senior Jason Buhr won at 152 after winning at 145 in 2013, and junior Jareb Aziz was victorious at 195 a year after winning at 182.

Phil Downing celebrate his win in the 4A 160lb. championship match. The Colorado Wrestling Tournament was held at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. on Feb. 22, 2014. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

And in 2A, Baca County's Johnny Loflin made it back-to-back crowns at 195. For sophomore T.J. Shelton of Meeker, it's two down and two to go. He won at 170, a year after winning at 160.

Arvada West, which drew opposing fire, restrictions and suspensions because of having seven transfers, ran away with the 5A team championship. A-West had nine placers. Downing powered Broomfield's team title in 4A. Valley won its first team title, in 3A. For the small schools, it was all about Paonia. The Eagles easily won the 2A team race, dominating with five individual champions.

Said Downing, who will compete at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio: "I feel like I have a lot more goals to achieve in college. I definitely want to get four titles there too."

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